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anti-gay and anti-semitic beliefs was scheduled to protest outside a high school tonight. the church group never showed up but plenty of others did which became an unexpected melting pot. all of this over a high school play about a gay teen whose killing sparked a national debate. we're joined by elise kearschner who picks up the story from gunderson high school in san jose. >> reporter: certainly compelling. none of the protesters from that controversial church showed up. needless to say, on the last night of the play here, it sold out. >> everyone started, like, putting it on facebook. and it just became a really big deal. ♪ because you're amazing >> reporter: long before the curtains opened, the mooumt to protest opponents grew. when you decided to bring the play here, did you think it

would bring all this? >> i thought it might bring a little controversy, but i'm absolutely floored by the amount of support and love poured out from our community. >> reporter: nearly 1,000 people showed support outside. while inside, gunderson high school in san jose, "the laramie project," based on the true story about the 1998 killing of matthew shepherd. >> i've heard him speak. he says vulgar things. and it's just -- i don't think it's appropriate. i don't think -- it's legal, but i don't think it's right. >> reporter: but threats from the topeka church proved empty. >> i think they're cowards. >> reporter: even being no-shows. the justices decided the first amendment does protect the church's right to protest at military tufunerals.

>> yeah, baby! >> reporter: but a group that defends military families at funerals says the odd mix of people who came together in response to the church speaks volumes. >> they're publicity hounds. so whether they're here or not, the focus is on them. but i think the focus should be on the solidarity that's obvious in this group. >> very emotionally moving to have so many people coming out here to spread the love and show how it's not about the hate and proving the church wrong. >> reporter: and the church was also a no-show earlier this month at a high school in chicago. they threatened there. meanwhile, we did contact the church tonight. they did not return our calls. live, elleast kearschner, bay area news. we're tracking another storm .eaded to the bay area. and yes, i hate to tell you, it's going to impact your weekend plans. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri

joins us now. what do we got this weekend? >> so many twists and turns lately. this system not nearly as cold. not sea level snow but kould cover, but a lot of this is still in the upper moreathesp. temperatures now in the mid-40he as we zoom out, there's a long trail of moisture that's going to be pushing in this chance of showers as we head throughout saturday and sunday. so here's some of thet' highligs around 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. cloudy to start. then the chance of showers returns. and that continues through sunday. we'll have your hour-by-hour and when those are expected. we move on, the fbi is on the hunt for a con man. he goes to their banks and cleans up their accounts. he goes right to the teller

window. he's white between 50 and 60. here's the description. 5'9", 140 to 160. he's wanted income in stretching from reason mow impersonated the victims and withdrew big pings of as well as. following up to a story we first brought you wednesday night, the fbi also investigating charges of police matt quart recover, allegations of plainclothes eed narcotics. the sfpd has suspended all plainclothesed operations during this investigation.

tonight we're learning that pg and e crews, they actually replaced a section of it 17 years ago, stopping one block short of where it exploded. records just released by the national transportation safety board show the utility replaced five minutes ent. now investigators are trying to figure out why all the pipes in that area wren replaced. tonight hundreds of protesters hit the streets of oakland ironically hoping to stop a ruling aimed at stopping gangs. east bay high school students led a winding march through the fruitvale district ending at a rally. they're protesting a proposed gangen insprukz.

why would they want to protect gang members? they say it unfairly targets minorities and that it's a waegs of t waste of tax dollars. >> they would support the development of institutions within our communities. >> a judge is set to decide wednesday for a more permanent measure later on. he knows all about supporting his community because he's been doing it for 23 years. the nationally acclaimed bodybuilder has been pumping up his community. >> cheryl hurd has a story you'll only see here on bay area hughes. >> reporter: opening up a place here in east oakland in what some people call the killing zone, they thought he was crazy. >> people laughed at me and

said, man, are you crazy? they're going to rip you off. you'll never have it down there. >> reporter: for the past 23 years, his power alley gym has been a mixture seemed out of place. >> when they come here, they learn how to train and do it right. >> that's because he taught m s mims. >> reporter: he was in "deadpool" alongside clint eastwood. he decided to stay here and run his gym. >> once i got to a person point, i wanted to open up a gym.

>> reporter: he helped people like jordan pierce who grew up in east oakland and mary hicks who start ed. i knew i needed exercise to. >> i just graduated from college. i kid you not, i was in the bed. >> she trnz formed from this . >> reporter: cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. seven years later and still unsolved. a mother and daughter viciously beaten and murdered in the middle of the night. >> my experience tells me that uspects never commit a crime at n theyev tkhealal about. next, the killings that shocked a community. the picture that could cost the

crime and what the city's police chief is doing about it now. >> a wedding that's making waves. from charlie sheen to lindsay lohan, why people can't get enough of celebrities falling from grace. it may have something to do with your own family. gem jeff ranieri. temperatures in the forecast. i'll have details coming up. [ male announcer ] breakfast for breakfast.

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and earn them fast with the new citi thankyou preferred card. what's your story? citi can help you write it. tonight we go in depth with an unsolved mystery. it's been seven years since a mother and daughter were beaten to death while walking to their jobs in fremont. >> the case is especially unusual because the killer used a tree branch to beat the woman in a seemingly random attack. >> we're joined by vicky nguyen with crime problems plaguing the city today. >> good evening. this is the second story in a new story focusing on crime where you live. we sat down with the fremont

police chief to find out the latest on this unsolved mystery and see what the department is doing right now to fight the top three crimes in fremont. february 1st, 2004, maria heanznd a her dautendr carmen are walking to work with the early morning hours near alameda drive and contra costa. an assailant emerges from the dark. police say both women are killed in a vicious attack. >> both victims were killed and beaten with a tree branch. i'm chief of police, the city of fremont, california. >> reporter: what cracks a case like this eventually? >> my experience tells me that suspects never commit a criminal that they never talk about. they will talk about it with somebody. >> reporter: this is the only sketch of the suspect. a witness says the man jumped into the passenger seat of a

beige honda sedan after the attack. he's described as white, 6 feet, last seen in a blue denim jacket with tan sleeves. >> this is a potential for dna in the investigation. >> reporter: while investigators wait for leads in this double homicide, the department is moving forward, using the nixle website to alert followers to criminals in their city. fremont also has more than 800 neighborhood watch programs. >> the top three crimes plaguing your city right now. >> robbery, burglary, theft. >> what do you think are the biggest problems facing police departments? >> everybody's facing victims. >> so you are training? >> we train citizens in officer safety. we have a specially marked car. we ask them to know nate, the

first to make crime reports available online and -- >> we're right now working on putting in-car cameras on motorcycles. >> reporter: mine while, the search conditions for a killer. take another look at most wanted. this is the man police want for the murder of maria hernandez and her daughter, carmen, known to be white, 6 feet and 200 pounds. if you have police, please call the hotline at 510-790-6900. stories will be part of an ongoing segment focusing on crime where you live. you've already september sent some of them to us. vicky nguyen. this sunday at 11:00, it

could be happening next door. we'll show you one woman's harrowing story of being held against her will right in plain sight. it's being called one of the worst cases of hoarding in california history. some of the caps are up for adoption. the humane society took in one pieced 250 cats several months ago. the cats were discovered inside a george unit in december. some were in crates. others were dozens of dead cats. the owners are facing charges of animal cruelty and neglect. here we go again tonight on dateline charily sheen allowed cameras back in his home to capture some of his most favorite it's -- >> some of the reasons may rise you.

his public crisis is a bit like living with an addict. let's bring in our jean elle. >> reporter: as you know, charlie sheen has reached a new level. he got a lot of laughs tonight. but addiction experts say his story is no loving matter. ♪ i tried to go to rehab but it was not my scene ♪ ♪ of course i'm getting high ♪ i'm getting high on charlie sheen ♪ >> he's now a cashing in san francisco's classic stage show "beach blanket babylon." his audience just keeps growing in the internet. sheen's twitter page hit 1 million just in the first few hours. >> people feel better about their own lives. >> reporter: sheen's nosedive

may be a comfortable to some. his very public crisis is also shining a light on a dark secret. this affects millions of families. so it's so it's got people talking. >> reporter: a recovering addict herself, she says on tooting in because they can relate. >> all i know is there's a family that's afraid, that feels hopeless and those in recovery who see themselves in half a night, then hats off to you. there's this side of people wanting him to get better, and

change their lives. with >> my hope would be he would spind so find some help. >> let's hope he gets his act together. let's bring in our chief meteorologist now. do you have your act together this weekend? >> i've got my plans and my act together and of course our lohse bought tolos gatos. take a look at this, february 14th through the 26th, $4.79. and it accounted for astonish inc.ly 21. so much more needed raindrops coming our way.

wernl livermore at 51. san jose, 55. tomorrow as a lot of this not even touching the ground. as we take a look, this moisture feed in. it's not going to be an overly strong system but enough to sit around the bay area and be anowing throughout saturday and sunday. it's just not going to really shine for you at this forecast staying in the saturday p.m. at 8:00 p.m. where we start to see showers moving back in. 8:00 a.m., more spotty showers. looking to a tenth o44 in san

and 43 in man show day. 67 in upper 60 to nearly 0 -- when it comes to the conditions, but when it comes to the nation national. we'll also see temperatures in the low to mid-60s. on your seven-day. we're all ready for the weekend. at least it's not >> we're not going to tell. coming up, wedding bells and

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okay. rain is supposed to be good luck for a wedding. maybe not so much. wedded bliss got off to a rocky start for a california couple. >> you know marriage is filled with bumps in the road.

this blushing bride was swept off her feet literally. watch out for the waves. home video capturing what could be the wettest and video. in sonoma county. they wanted that plate area and they kept coming. how do we know they're truly in love? we kept it off. just kept laughing thinking oh, my gosh, this is terrible. they locked when the groom locked the keys in the rv and when the groom paced the honeymoon. next, the warriors looking ouac ik boston. and a future sports star shining.

next stop on the longest roadie of the season, the boston celtics, you beat the top team in the east, you get your confidence back. warriors needing a little of that playing from behind tonight. down by 18. they get back into it. david lee with the throwdown. cuts boston's lead to five. he put up 26. monta ellis scored 28 of his 41 in the second half. this three puts the warriors

within one with 3:30 to go. but paul pierce, he, too, caught fire in the fourth. going to lay in the late bucket here as boston holds the warriors at bay for the 107-103 win. next up, sixers on sunday. giants splitting up the squad. first up was the brewers where it was all eyes on the youngster. i'm not talking about jeff suppan. the suppan has yet to give up a run here in spring training. meanwhile, mark derosa continues to produce. double. scores two. gave the g-men a 3-0 lead. but the giants' top prospect stole the show. brandon health hits his first career spring training holder. that thing was headed for tucson. a two-run shot. giants win, 7-2. >> you like to start the game and get that hit, makes you feel

a little more at least a home run out here this year. hopefully i can get a few more. >> the giants pull off the split game between. bar bar barry kevin kouzmanoff. a's with the loss to the raiders. [ male announcer ] breakfast for breakfast.

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♪ [ child ] run! [ man ] first it was the mailbox, then my squirrel... and now, this. so i used my points to make a donation to get the park down the street built. when it finally opened, i also used my points for... car repair. [ male announcer ] use citi thankyou points for almost anything. and earn them fast with the new citi thankyou preferred card. what's your story? citi can help you write it. the talking continues between the nfl and players association as both sides have agreed to an extension of the labor deal. the new deadline is one week from today. some raiders news for you. tight end zach miller and running back michael bush have a better shot to remain raiders next season as the team has placed first and third round tenders on both. the raiders now have the right to match an offer from another team. who says you can't use what you learn on the black top in the nba? check it out.

danny granger bounces the ball off the back of a mavs' player during the game. doesn't miss a step. and then goes in for the dunk. it's like, you know, when you were a kid playing pig in the backyard off the street lamp through the neighbors hedges off the garbage can. >> off the dude's rear end. >> i used to do that all the time. constantly. i'm well known for that. >> thanks for joining us. have a great weekend. see you back here monday. >> bye-bye.